Are you prepared for zombie apocalypse?

[philw]

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/05/18/cdc-warns-public-prepare-zombie-apocalypse/?test=latestnews?test=latestnews

http://emergency.cdc.gov/socialmedia/zombies_blog.asp

http://www.cdc.gov/

CDC Warns Public to Prepare for 'Zombie Apocalypse'
 
By Joshua Rhett Miller
 
Published May 18, 2011





Are you prepared for the impending zombie invasion?
 
That's the question posed by the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention in a Monday blog posting gruesomely titled, "Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse." And while it's no joke, CDC officials say it's all about emergency preparation.
 
"There are all kinds of emergencies out there that we can prepare for," the posting reads. "Take a zombie apocalypse for example. That's right, I said z-o-m-b-i-e a-p-o-c-a-l-y-p-s-e. You may laugh now, but when it happens you'll be happy you read this, and hey, maybe you'll even learn a thing or two about how to prepare for a real emergency."
 
The post, written by Assistant Surgeon General Ali Khan, instructs readers how to prepare for "flesh-eating zombies" much like how they appeared in Hollywood hits like "Night of the Living Dead" and video games like Resident Evil. Perhaps surprisingly, the same steps you'd take in preparation for an onslaught of ravenous monsters are similar to those suggested in advance of a hurricane or pandemic.
 
"First of all, you should have an emergency kit in your house," the posting continues. "This includes things like water, food, and other supplies to get you through the first couple of days before you can locate a zombie-free refugee camp (or in the event of a natural disaster, it will buy you some time until you are able to make your way to an evacuation shelter or utility lines are restored)."
 



Other items to be stashed in such a kit include medications, duct tape, a battery-powered radio, clothes, copies of important documents and first aid supplies.
 
"Once you've made your emergency kit, you should sit down with your family and come up with an emergency plan," the posting continues. "This includes where you would go and who you would call if zombies started appearing outside your doorstep. You can also implement this plan if there is a flood, earthquake or other emergency."
 
The idea behind the campaign stemmed from concerns of radiation fears following the earthquake and tsunami that rocked Japan in March. CDC spokesman Dave Daigle told FoxNews.com that someone had asked CDC officials if zombies would be a concern due to radiation fears in Japan and traffic spiked following that mention.
 
"It's kind of a tongue-in-cheek campaign," Daigle said Wednesday. "We were talking about hurricane preparedness and someone bemoaned that we kept putting out the same messages."
 
While metrics for the post are not yet available, Daigle said it has become the most popular CDC blog entry in just two days.
 
"People are so tuned into zombies," he said. "People are really dialed in on zombies. The idea is we're reaching an audience or a segment we'd never reach with typical messages."
 
Editor's Note: The link to the posting at CDC.gov was not working as of Wednesday evening. Please check back for updates.

[Pathfinder]

Typical .gov tripe. Not one mention of having a good shotgun for the zombies. Not even a pistol. But they made certain to say have enough supplies until they can get you to a shelter. A .gov shelter.

[tombogan03884]

What Path says is true, but by the same token it gets people thinking in advance. If they have lived in the area through other such disasters, (most natural disasters at least are recurring in the same areas , Every year the Mississippi floods, hurricanes hit the Gulf Coast, Blizzards in New England etc ) They have already seen the level of looting and lawlessness they are likely to encounter so firearms have most likely been thought of.
And it is after all a Gov website, if nothing else, they have to justify the budget, they can't very well say "Don't count on us, we'll be more f*cked up than you are, We are experts on disasters, doesn't mean we're prepared for one".
Even if it's the truth.    

As an example, the central clearing house for all Earth quake information in the US is in San Fransisco.
The wrong side of the fault lines.  In the event of a major West Coast earthquake, when their expertise is most needed they will be refugees or just gone.    

[Rastus]

There was recently a large drill for a Central US earthquake.  Who knows if it was run well or not, but supposedly it was the largest drill in US history and largely (exclusively?) held in St. Louis.  If that Missouri uplift ever jumps up again like the big New Madrid movement in the 1800's, St. Louis is over...drill or no stinkin' drill.  Too big with too many resources required to transpo and distribute...survivors will have their own water, food, etc. (or take someone else's) and everyone else will be in a big trench.  Ditto for Memphis.....

[sledgemeister]

Heck who isnt prepared?


Just waiting for it to happen is killing me though 

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[cookie62]

Most of illinois participated in the earthquake drill. The company I work for did, and also the local disaster management office was big into it.

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[fightingquaker13]

Most of illinois participated in the earthquake drill. The company I work for did, and also the local disaster management office was big into it.

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Anything useful, or was it duck and cover (not that I'd have a better plan )? Also, if you know, are building codes designed to be earthquake safe in that area? Because to me it seems that that is the deal breaker between living and dying.
Fq13

[Badgersmilk]

You'll need to do one thing.  And one thing only!

Lock yourself in a Sam's Club!  A single family, or small group could survive in one of those places for YEARS!  

On second thought...  YOU take the COSTCO.  I'll take Sams.  

Put some buckets on the roof to collect rain water, sit up there with a Blueray player, 70" 3D TV, on a nice set of new lawn furnature, sippin whiskey, n shootin away at the meat puppets with your favorite rifle (hopefully you remembered to bring at least that and ammo with you!).